SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Louisiana woman is gaining widespread attention after a video of her appearing to split her groin area on a rope, caused a wave of social media reactions. An injury the family says is so severe that she had to be airlifted from the ship.
Her family and loved ones shared the video and story with NewsNation local affiliate KTAL’s Digital Reporter Khalale Smith, their hope, to gain enough attention to cover medical bills through a GoFundMe.
Shreveport woman recovers after cruise excursion rope swing accident
Her boyfriend, Blake, shared that she was presented with four options. They could remain in the ship’s medical facility for the rest of the cruise, travel to a hospital in Mexico, find their own way home, or arrange an emergency air evacuation back to the United States…